No - I am not obsessing about food again - or talking about me rolling around!
The latest challenge at A True Friend has just gone up and is all about movement.
I scrapped the picture of Fiki having a good old roll on the patio. He loves to do that and gets quite ecstatic.
Do go over to A True Friend and have a look and join in the challenge
My LSN page today made for yesterday was using the photo of the day from yesterday.
I so wanted the little ball bearing magnetic toy and I am so thrilled I finally have it. You see, all good things are worth waiting for and if you want it enough and believe you will get it you will! Well, that's my theory about the ball bearing toy ... and about Nigel himself actually. I met him when i was 15. I really really wanted to be with him as I knew he was my soul mate, although we were both with other people. And just a mere 8 years and two broken engagements to other people and there we were ... together!!!!
Anyway - I digress. Here is my page.

My photo of the day is something really nice that happened. i received a small parcel int he post and it is wonderful. It was from Chris and sam and inside were 4 - yes 4 - discs of photos of Emily and Elinor and I am so so so pleased.
So what have I learnt today?
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Wonderful things come via the mail sometimes
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The digital age makes the world seem smaller and families closer
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Some days everything just goes pear shaped!
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Pink walls need two coats of paint to turn them cream
And finally - I have to share a lovely e mail I received today from Norma.
Puppy Size
'Danielle keeps repeating it over and over again. We've been back to this animal shelter at least five times. It has been weeks now since we started all of this,' the mother told the volunteer.
'What is it she keeps asking for?' the volunteer asked.
'Puppy size!' replied the mother
'Well, we have plenty of puppies, if that's what she's looking for.' 'I know..... we have seen most of them, ' the mom said in frustration...
Just then Danielle came walking into the office
'Well, did you find one?' asked her mom.
'No, not this time,' Danielle said with sadness in her voice. 'Can we come back on the weekend?'
The two women looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed
'You never know when we will get more dogs. Unfortunately, there's always a supply,' the volunteer said.
Danielle took her mother by the hand and headed to the door. 'Don't worry, I'll find one this weekend,' she said.
Over the next few days both Mom and Dad had long conversations with her. They both felt she was being too particular. 'It's this weekend or we're not looking any more,' Dad finally said in frustration.
'We don't want to hear anything more about puppy size, either,' Mom added.
Sure enough, they were the first ones in the shelter on Saturday morning . By now Danielle knew her way around, so she ran right for the section that housed the smaller dogs.
Tired of the routine, mom sat in the small waiting room at the end of the first row of cages. There was an observation window so you could see the animals during times when visitors weren't permitted.
Danielle walked slowly from cage to cage, kneeling periodically to take a closer look. One by one the dogs were brought out and she held each one.
One by one she said, 'Sorry, but you're not the one.'
It was the last cage on this last day in search of the perfect pup. The volunteer opened the cage door and the child carefully picked up the dog and held it closely. This time she took a little longer.
'Mom, that's it! I found the right puppy! He's the one! I know it!' She screamed with joy. 'It's the puppy size!'
'But it's the same size as all the other puppies you held over the last few weeks,' Mom said.
'No not size... The sighs. When I held him in my arms, he sighed,' she said.
'Don't you remember? When I asked you one day what love is, you told me love depends on the sighs of your heart. The more you love, the bigger the sigh!'
The two women looked at each other for a moment. Mom didn't know whether to laugh or cry. As she stooped down to hug the child, she did a little of both.
'Mom, every time you hold me, I sigh. When you and Daddy come home from work and hug each other, you both sigh. I knew I would find the right puppy if it sighed when I held it in my arms,' she said. Then, holding the puppy up close to her face, she said, 'Mom, he loves me. I heard the sighs of his heart!'
Close your eyes for a moment and think about the love that
makes you sigh. I not only find it in the arms of my loved ones, but in the caress of a sunset, the kiss of the moonlight and the gentle brush of cool air on a hot day. They are the sighs of God. Take the time to stop and listen; you will be surprised at what you hear. 'Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.'
I hope your life is filled with Sighs!!!